Cavendish Update 2/27/09 Events/Sale

This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA), a non-profit membership organization that is dedicated to the conservation of land and natural resources and to the preservation of historic sites within the context of sustainable economic growth. FMI: PO Box 605, Cavendish VT 05142 or 802-226-7736

The 2/27/09 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Composters for Sale

2. On the Waterfront Tonight’s (2/27) Black and White Film

3. Calling all artists and graphic designers!

4. Cavendish Resident Cycling for Alzheimer’s Research

5. Welcome Spring with a Night Out

1. Composters for Sale
There are many reasons why composting makes sense:
• It saves landfill space and it saves money by reducing how many bags you have to pay for at the transfer station.
• It creates good compost for your garden as it returns nutrients to the soil such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iron and boron. Compost also helps promote root development, enhances retention of water and nutrients, and makes the soil easier to cultivate.
• When used on the surface of the soil as mulch, compost reduces rainfall run-off, decreases water evaporation from the soil, and helps to control weeds.

To help celebrate Earth Day 2009, the Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District, which includes Cavendish, is offering “Soil Saver” Compost Bins for $40. This is approximately half of the retail price. The composter bins are made of black, 50% recycled plastic and have a capacity of 11.5 cubic feet. It converts grass, leaves and table scraps into an abundant supply of rich garden amendment. In addition, they are also offering for $8 a 2-gallon kitchen scrap pail. To order one or both items, you can go to the Waste Management website and down load the forms
http://vtsolidwastedistrict.org/portal/reduce-reuse-recycle/composting-mainmenu-28/249-spring-2009-compost-bin-and-kitchen-pail-sale or pick up the forms from the town office or at Town Meeting. You can also contact Mary O’Brien, the Recycling Coordinator for the Waste Management District at 802-674-9235.

All orders must be sent by March 31. Supplies are limited, so order early. Items can be picked up at the Cavendish Transfer Station on April 18 (Saturday), just in time for Cavendish Earth Week.

2. On the Waterfront Tonight’s (2/27) Black and White Film
Tonight the Black & White Nights film series will show “On the Waterfront,” a 1954 classic directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando. Winner of eight Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor, it has a powerful supporting cast of Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint. Part drama, part gangster film, this tale of corruption is set on the waterfront docks of New York, where workers struggle for work, dignity and enough wages while under the control of labor unions run by the mob. To add realism, Kazan filmed in just 36 days on location in gritty Hoboken, New Jersey. Littered alleys, bars, and an unforgiving urban landscape are the backdrop to Brando's forceful acting as Terry Malloy, a washed up ex-boxer with a conscience. A heroic figure, he takes a stand against the mob and its practices of extortion, bribery, pay-offs and murder in their quest to control the waterfront. The film will be shown at 7:00 at Cavendish Elementary School on Rte. 131 in Proctorsville. FMI: 226-7187 or 226-7497.

3. Calling all artists and graphic designers!
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library is looking for a logo, and you could be the one to make it! In celebration of twenty years in its current location, the library is holding a logo contest. The winner will receive a $50.00 savings bond. All entries should be on 8 _ by 11-inch white paper. Entries may be either in color or grayscale. All entries
are due in to the library on or before May 1 and become property of the library. The winner will be announced later that month. FMI: 226-7503

4. Cavendish Resident Cycling for Alzheimer’s Research
Nancy Kelly, a Cavendish resident, is cycling across the country in March and April to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research. She writes, Twenty-one of us will pedal from San Diego, California to St. Augustine with Womantours, a bicycle tour company which conducts bike rides for women. I chose to use this experience as a fundraiser after my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. My father, a retired Air Force officer and WWII veteran and all round great guy, recently passed away from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.

I am raising funds in connection with the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). NARFE has a partnership with Alzheimer’s Association, which conducts research into the cause, prevention, treatment, and cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Under NARFE’s arrangement with the Alzheimer’s Association, 100% of funds from NARFE will be applied to research. For more information, please visit http://www.narfe.org/pdf/fh-12.pdf.

Alzheimer’s disease threatens to become a health care crisis as baby boomers age and develop this devastating disease, which robs its victims of memory, personality, vitality, and eventually their ability to function. The victims’ families likewise suffer significantly, financially and emotionally. Please help me support NARFE’s Alzheimer’s fund by sending a check, no matter how small, to NARFE Alzheimer’s Research c/o Robert Tucker, 279 Sunnyside Lane, Williamstown VT 05679. Every penny helps to get us closer to the goal of preventing and curing this heartbreaking disease.
You can follow Nancy’s travels at http://www.Nancybikeride.blogspot.com.

5. Welcome Spring with a Night Out
The Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) and the Cavendish Conservation and Community Association (CCCA) are hosting a Welcome Spring night on March 21 (Saturday). The evening starts at 6 with a Corned Beef and Cabbage Supper (just in case you missed it on St. Patrick’s Day) with a vegetarian option. Tickets are on-sale at Crows Corner Bakery in Proctorsville and are $10 a person, $6 for children 6-12 and under 6 free. There will be a silent auction, with a number of items to help make your spring cleaning and planting easier. Finally bingo starts at 7 pm. FMI: 226-7736 or 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net